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Notable Quotes – Abraham Lincoln

May 26, 2008

A FEW WISE WORDS During this political season: *You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. *You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. * You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. * You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down. * You cannot further the brotherhood [ Read more ]

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Guest Blog Post by Grant Bosse: Energy

May 21, 2008

Congress Needs New Energy and a New Energy Policy by Grant Bosse As oil prices reach record highs, gasoline and diesel prices make every fill-up painful, and New Hampshire continues to pay the highest electricity prices in the nation, we have to ask ourselves; why does Congress keep making energy more expensive? Last year’s Energy [ Read more ]

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Defending the New Hampshire Advantage Pledge unveiled Tuesday

May 21, 2008

. Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta and GOP gubernatorial hopeful Senator Joe Kenney at yesterday’s New Hampshire Advantage Coalition’s official rollout of their "Defending the New Hampshire Advantage Pledge" (photos by GraniteGrok) The pushback begins… Yesterday morning in Concord at the Legislative Office Building, putting the proverbial money where his mouth is, Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta, along with [ Read more ]

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Lieberman: Lone voice in the Democratic wilderness…

May 20, 2008

Alone in the wilderness? (GG file photo) What more can be said about Joe Lieberman and his recent speech that hasn’t been already said by our friends over at the Contentions blog? Writes frequent MTNP radio guest Jennifer Rubin, Senator Joseph Lieberman spoke last night at the annual Commentary Fund dinner at New York’s University [ Read more ]

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And here’s a reason why the GOP is in deep sneakers…

May 19, 2008

Update and bumped We talked about the farm bill with Congressman Thaddeus McCotter on Saturday.  More on that bill by Robert Novak (I’ve edited it – read the original): Rep. Paul Ryan of (R-WI) …delivered unscripted remarks on the House floor as the farm bill neared passage: "This bill is an absence of leadership. This [ Read more ]

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Video: Jeb Bradley talks gun rights…

May 19, 2008

At the monthly meeting of the Belknap County Republicans, Jeb Bradley, seeking the nomination to run for NH’s 1st Congressional District seat, answered a question about the Second Amendment. There’s no doubt where Jeb stands on this issue… I’d like to hear the incumbent, Democrat Carol Shea Porter, answer the same question. My guess is that [ Read more ]

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Video: Clegg on Guns

May 19, 2008

Running for the GOP nomination in NH’s Second Congressional District, Senator Bob Clegg visited with members of the Belknap County Republicans last Wednesday evening. He was asked where he stands on the Second Amendment. Check it out… I wonder how the incumbent, liberal Democrat Paul Hodes,  stands on the issue?  

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Video: Bosse on Guns– The Second Amendment “is a civil right”

May 19, 2008

Since we’re on a roll here, we thought we should include 2nd CD candidate Grant Bosse’s take on the Second Amendment too. His is a message Americans cannot hear enough: The Second Amendment is one of our important civil rights in that it helps protect the others… You just know that as long as Paul Hodes is [ Read more ]

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And you thought childhood was for having fun and stuff…

May 18, 2008

MassResistance photo of youths marching in Boston parade As reported by MassResistance, last Saturday was homosexual "Youth Pride Day" in Boston, run by the tax-funded Massachusetts Commission on Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Youth. It included a "celebration" on the Boston Common followed by a parade past the State House and a "transgender prom" that [ Read more ]

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As I get ready to go to the NH Republican meeting…

May 18, 2008

in just a few hours.  I’m not quite sure what to expect – oh, I know what’s on the agenda, but I’m wondering about the overall mood and sense of optimism (or lack there of). Things have been better in GOP land in the past – and that is not now.  I want to hear [ Read more ]

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A note for a fellow blogger

May 17, 2008

Our good friend, Chan (aka "DCE"), is feeling kinda down….his blogsite / hoster is feeling worse and refusing to come out and play.  His backup site can be seen here  

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The GOP goes….ongoing

May 17, 2008

You know, if the Republicans, up and down the ticket (I’m talking down to the local level) were actually behaving well, I might take this email blast a bit more seriously: Welcome to the NRCC e-Newsletter, a service provided to you by the National Republican Congressional Committee. This newsletter will keep you informed of our [ Read more ]

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No metal detector at the school door needed for this…

May 17, 2008

Although it is starting to become a handful of decades ago, I do remember being in Jr. High.  I don’t remember that guns were ever a factor.  Ditto for knives (although some had pocketknives – boys carried them around to carve their initials into the wooden desks). So, no metal detectors were ever needed (or [ Read more ]

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Good points worth maintaining…

May 16, 2008

.  Sen. McCain in Wolfeboro; President Bush in Stratham. (GG file photos) When it comes to the mantra of John McCain being the third term of President Bush, beyond the obvious lack of proof that McCain and Bush march lockstep in all matters, there are some positive points about the president that are worth emulating [ Read more ]

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Notable Quote – Thomas Sowell

May 16, 2008

"It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong" – Thomas Sowell (H/T: John)  And I would have to agree.  Many political decisions are made to satisfy the immediate and urgent problem [ Read more ]

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Jettiness – Man Jet?

May 16, 2008

I will NEVER be able to persuade TMEW to buy one of these.  Heck, I won’t ever get the chance to even TRY one of these puppies! No, this is not Photoshopped. That is a real guy.  That is a real wing.  And those are real jet engines under that real wing. Freakin’ WOW! From [ Read more ]

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Belknap County takes a pass on latest budget try… again.

May 13, 2008

AT 7:00 pm, the chairman of the Belknap County Convention gavelled the meeting to order. He then announced that due to ongoing factors involving the NH Department of Revenue Administration and Health and Human Services, the meeting scheduled to pass a so-called "supplemental budget" was cancelled. He gavelled the meeting adjourned. It lasted a total [ Read more ]

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For those who care whether or not government follows the law…

May 12, 2008

As promised, here is more on the ongoing mess the Belknap County finds itself in regarding their faulty budget practices. “Unlawful conduct by elected officials erodes the important trust that citizens expect and deserve from all public officials” ~ NH AG Kelly A. Ayotte March 11, 2008, NH Union Leader regarding $5000 town treasurer theft charges.  The [ Read more ]

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Even if you’re not in Belknap County, I’ll bet some of this (or similar) is going on in YOUR county too…

May 11, 2008

There are a few points that all Belknap County tax payers need to keep in mind while digesting the latest budgetary bill of goods being foisted upon us by our so-called leaders. First of all, without getting too deep into the minutia, the county’s Commissioners and Convention have refused to publicly acknowledge they are in [ Read more ]

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What’s an Obama supporter to do when not swooning and fainting?

May 10, 2008

Answer: Cuddle Parties! Meanwhile, the Islamists plot… [H/T Matt T.]  

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